The Neighbor Next Door

Confrontation

// WARNINGS FOR PHYSICAL VIOLENCE & DEATH THREATS IN THIS CHAPTER. 

"So, do you have games on your phone?" Ry started the conversation, having come down with Cher from upstairs for the morning. It was Sunday currently, and MePhone was still staying at OJ's house for the time being.

He jolted a bit as the kid hopped over the arm of the couch to look at the other's phone. MePhone quickly turned his screen away. He wasn't looking at anything weird, he was just caught incredibly off guard.

"Um-- phone games?" MePhone raised an eyebrow.

Ry gasped. "Don't tell me you don't know!"

"What's going on?" Cher stepped into the room a lot slower than his brother, still rubbing the sleep out of their eyes as they flopped down in one of the chairs in the room.

"I-- um... I don't have games on my phone. I didn't think that... Was a thing,"
"Really! Not even the classics?"

"... The classics?"

"Yeah! C'mon, you have to at least check those out, I'll show you!"

"Oh, okay," MePhone just let out sheepishly, letting the other take hold of his phone. He wasn't really doing anything important anyways. Honestly, OJ's kids were very high energy compared to him, and it had been throwing him off these past few days since they've been out of school for the weekend. It wasn't a terrible thing, but they were a lot more excitable these days compared to how they were when he was just babysitting them. They seemed a lot more comfortable with him being around, really. Which-- was a good thing, since he was dating their dad. He was just glad the two had accepted him, and weren't angry or upset about that fact.

After a few moments, Ry handed the phone back.

"I'm downloading one of my favorites, and also a puzzle collection thing. You look like someone who would be comically bad at puzzles and I think that would be funny to watch," Ry teased. MePhone just rolled his eyes.

"I can do puzzles. Uh... I mean, depending, I guess," The second half of his sentence had a less confident tone. "But uh... What's this other game about?" MePhone took a moment to find his phone home page, his gaze landing on the downloading icon.

"It's a game where you get chased by some guy and you have to switch between three different lanes to avoid obstacles 'n getting caught. It's more fun than it sounds, but I know Cher is a big fan of it when dad lets us play stuff on his phone,"
"You guys don't have phones?"
"Not yet, dad says we're too young for that but I don't mind. I don't really have a use for one anyways," Ry shrugged, Cher just nodding along to the conversation in agreement.

"What's going on?" OJ asked, peeking his head into the room from the kitchen. He was in the middle of making breakfast for everyone, just curious about the current conversation.

"We're showing him the magic of phone games!" Cher grinned. OJ lightheartedly rolled his eyes, going back into the kitchen, having been there before.

"Do you play games at all?"

"Yeah, do you have any consoles?"
"Uh... No, I don't think I've ever really had much of a chance to play any video games," MePhone let out, a bit sheepish as the two kids gawked at him.

"It's-- it's not a big deal though, I have other things to keep me entertained anyways," He shrugged, trying to justify himself. Really, his dad never bothered getting him anything when it came to keeping him entertained, so he usually just had to get creative if he wasn't just in a phase where he was sleeping his days away. He usually just ended up sitting outside in the backyard, or watching TV when his dad wasn't home. That's how he got so invested in Survivor, really. One of the few consistent things on the television when it was airing a new season. A lame reason really, but... It kept him awake and somewhat motivated for some weeks. But now wasn't the time to think about stuff like this, blinking back into focus as one of the kids spoke;